Archive for the ‘3D printing’ category: Page 118
Apr 12, 2016
DARPA Project to Seek Lightyear-Like Leap in Design, Manufacturing
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, computing, engineering, government
With 3D printers; many small mom-and-pop manufacturers are easy to set up anywhere. Which brings in some interesting challenges when thinking about regulatory compliance and safety. Imaging a neighbor who was laid off gets a 3D printer and begins building and shipping things from their home. Plus they’re stock piling chemicals and other things in their basement or garage as “bi-products” in the production of the goods that they are building with their $15K 3D printer. Question for many is — how safe is it? how can this be monitored and controlled?
Manufacturers haven’t been able to fully exploit advancements in new materials, because computer-aided design and engineering tools haven’t kept pace, says a program manager for the government agency.
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Apr 12, 2016
RedWorks Wants To Build Your First Home On Mars
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, space
Apr 11, 2016
Watch a live surgery take place in virtual reality on April 14th
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, augmented reality, biotech/medical, cyborgs, virtual reality
Hmmm; not sure if I can watch given my tolerance level of seeing blood.
Cutting-edge technology has a way of snaking itself into the medical field. Over the past few years, for example, we’ve seen 3D printers used to create prescription medication, prosthetic limbs, casts, replacement bones, homemade cosmetic braces and even cartilage implants.
Now, we’re beginning to see some of the ways that virtual reality will impact modern medicine with a company by the name of Medical Realities leading the way.
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Apr 10, 2016
New 3D Printed Ovaries Allow Infertile Mice to Give Birth
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, biotech/medical, health
It might be time to rethink fertility treatment.
Here’s the scoop: scientists at Northwestern University 3D printed a functional ovary out of Jello-like material and living cells. When implanted into mice that had their ovaries removed, the moms regained their monthly cycle and gave birth to healthy pups.
The scientists presented their results last week at the Endocrine Society’s annual meeting in Boston.
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Apr 10, 2016
Researchers 3D-Printed A Fully-Assembled Robot
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, robotics/AI
MIT printed this fully functional robot right out of a 3D printer.
MIT printed this robot this fully functional robot right out of a 3D printer. http://voc.tv/14JQHoo
Apr 9, 2016
Why Carbon’s M1 3D Printer Subscription-Pricing Model Is a Brilliant Move
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: 3D printing
Apr 9, 2016
Team MASS is developing a 3D printed Martian habitat using laser sintered regolith
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: 3D printing, habitats, space
Apr 8, 2016
Venture Capitalist 3D Prints a Rocket Faster Than the Speed of Sound for Under $2
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: 3D printing, computing, space travel
Steve Jurvetson is a man of many facets – and he can 3D print a rocket that achieves Mach 1.8 (that’s 1,363 mph) in 2.6 seconds and reach an altitude of nearly 9,500 feet.
The Mach number is named after the Austrian physicist and philosopher, Ernst Mach. The terms “subsonic” and “supersonic” basically refer to speeds below and above the local speed of sound, so you should have some idea how fast these tiny rockets are traveling.
Apr 7, 2016
MIT researchers develop 3D printing process that creates fully functional robots as soon as they come off printer
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, computing, robotics/AI
Researchers at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) have developed a new 3D printing process that creates fully functional robots from the moment they come out of the printer.
MIT process of robot making is quite streamlined, as the robot’s solid and hydraulic parts are created in one step. CSAIL Director Daniela Rus, who oversaw the project, said that their approach of printable hydraulics is a step ahead in the rapid fabrication of functional machines.
The single-step process involves printing a small six-legged robot that crawls with the help of 12-hydraulic pumps embedded in its body. Working of the printer includes inkjet printer deposits drops of material quite small in size. The object is printed layer wise from bottom to the top. High-intensity UV light solidifies the materials that were used to create the object.
